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18 Aug 2017 3:13:38pm

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Even the Australian Council of Educational Research has examined similar models in the recent years from this perspective. Currently this model is used to describe reading and numeracy ability. This type of assessment model changes perceptions of students and teachers alike. Students see themselves as moving through a continuum. while it helps teachers to see their students as individuals that need different support to move forward.Think of how you learn to speak. Your parents actively look for your near successes, praise that, then reinforce the correct response. e.g. imagine a father speaking to a small child:- ‘Da Da’, Yes! That’s right! I’m your daddy’ spoken enthusiastically and lovingly, contains recognition, praise and correction all in one. The child automatically corrects themselves with no sense of having failed.A student of mine (when I was using the different model I described, where they were assessed against a continuum rather than A-E) once said that ‘It doesn’t matter that I’m not as good as the others, as long as I know I’m improving’. I still feel powerfully moved by this statement.

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